Research Article

Physiological Study on Association between Nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase Gene Polymorphisms and Hyperlipidemia

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of hyperlipidemic patients and controls.

Controls ()Patients ()Significance

Age (years)
Gender (male/female)175/141194/201
BMI (kg/m2)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
Blood glucose (mmol/L)
Diabetes, (%)0 (0%)76 (19.24%)
Hypertension, (%)0 (0%)55 (13.92%)

BMI, body mass index; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein.